She was never meant to stand out. He was never meant to look her way. Nova lives in the background-quiet, sharp, and armed with enough sarcasm to keep the world at a safe distance. After a past she refuses to revisit and a body that doesn't always cooperate, staying invisible is easier. Colton lives in the spotlight-college quarterback, sarcastic, infuriating, and everything she's learned to avoid. They clash. Constantly. Banter turns into arguments, arguments into tension, and tension into something neither of them is ready to name. Because for Nova, football players don't get second chances. And for Colton, Nova was never supposed to matter this much. But when lines blur, walls crack, and secrets surface. What happens when the one person you can't stand becomes the only one you can't lose? This book is a part of a series but can be read as a standalone Tropes Contemporary romance Rivals to Lovers (Personality Clash) Quaterback x nerd Equal Energy Couple Chronic illness Banter-Heavy Romance Mutual Annoyance → Mutual Obsession Verbal Sparring as Foreplay Hidden Vulnerability Push-Pull Dynamic

𝐇𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫-𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞. Lisa was never supposed to fall for Noah. Not the boy who saved her from a playground meltdown. Not the best friend who became her first kiss... her first love... her everything. But when he moved across the world, he left her with nothing but a broken promise and a gold star necklace she still wears like a scar. She swore she'd wait. He swore they'd find each other again. But two weeks after he came back, he was holding another girl's hand. Now it's war. And Lisa's done playing soft. Noah thought leaving Lisa behind would protect them both. He didn't expect to fall apart without her. Neither did he expect to learn the truth-something so brutal it made him question every moment they'd ever shared and see her as a stranger in the skin of the girl he once loved. And he definitely didn't expect to fall into someone else's arms trying to forget the taste of her lips. But Lisa's not the shy girl he left behind. She's colder now. Hotter, too. And every time he looks at her like he hates her, he wants to grab her and make her remember everything. This isn't just a breakup. It's unfinished business. First love never dies. But it might just destroy them both. 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑/𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄 : ❥ mature/sexual themes ❥ alcohol references ❥ language ❥ mild violence ❥ SLOWBURN! word count- 130,000 started- July 07 2023, Finished- May 2025 Copyright all rights reserved

He's the king of New York. She's the girl who has to dress him. Maeve Rosenbloom moved to NYC to make her mark, not to fall for a notorious tycoon. But when she's tasked with styling Cassian Bertelli, she realizes that "alluring" doesn't begin to describe the man behind the mystery. Cassian is a billionaire who thrives on dominance. He's powerful, Italian-Korean royalty, and he has his sights set on his new stylist. Maeve is determined to keep it professional, but as their two worlds collide under the studio lights, the chemistry becomes impossible to ignore. The photoshoot will only last a day. The obsession? That might last a lifetime. ❦ 📈 HIGHEST RANKINGS: ☻ #1 in #korean | 05/02/2024 ☻ #1 in #lust | 07/27/2024 ☻ #1 in #desire | 09/13/2024 ☻ #1 in #passion | 01/24/2025 ☻ #1 in #alphamale | 05/27/2025 ☻ #1 in #rich | 06/06/2025 ☻ #1 in #virginia | 05/12/2026 ❦ 🚨 PLEASE READ THE DISCLAIMERS/CONTENT WARNINGS/TROPES PAGE. READING THE PROLOGUE WILL ALSO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE BOOK BETTER. 💌 THANK YOU FOR READING! DON'T FORGET TO ADD, VOTE, COMMENT, AND SHARE! 📋 PLAGIARIZING ANY PART OF THIS BOOK OR BOOK COVER IN ANY FORM IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. 📕 BOOK COVER BY: @havennoelle Copyright © 2024-2026 Haven Noelle

𝘼 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙡𝙛 𝙍𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚ 𝙑𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙩 was a shy girl. Her ideal Friday night was staying in and reading with a warm cup of coffee at her side. She and her best friend, Vivian, are now starting their first year in college, and moving away from home was easier than she thought. Everything in her life seemed to be going simple and smoothly. That is, until one day she bumped into him. Dark, dangerous, and hot is how she would describe this man. The man who would turn her world upside. 𝘼𝙧𝙚𝙨 was a dangerous man. Living on this Earth for over 150 years and not having his mate at his side made him ruthless. As the Alpha of the biggest and strongest pack in the world, he needed to keep his reputation as such. Most people thought he had a reason to be heartless, but all he wanted was his sweet mate he had been searching for. He had lost hope until one day, he met her. Small, innocent, and above all, the most gorgeous woman he had ever seen, and she was his. The woman who would make his heart beat again. ⭒❃.✮:▹ Copyright © 2025

Without warning, I reached down and gave her ass a hard smack. "That's for spray painting my car," I said. Her breath hitched, and she bit her lip, trying to suppress a smile. "You're such a caveman." "Caveman? How about this?" I said, smacking her ass again, harder this time. She moaned, and I could feel her responding to me, her body betraying her defiance. 𝐄𝐒𝐌𝐄 I was raised to be perfect. The golden girl. The Kensington princess. Sheltered. Untouched. A good girl with a silver spoon and a diamond crown. But then there's 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐛 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧. My stepbrother. My brother's enemy. A man carved from sin, wrapped in arrogance, and dipped in ink. He doesn't ask. He takes. He doesn't chase. He owns. And when he touches me? It's not gentle. It's filthy. It's wrong. I should run. I should hate him. But when he says my name, low and dark, I don't think about stopping. I think about how deep I can fall. Because Caleb isn't just my first sin. He's the one I'll never escape. 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐁 She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. And I was the bastard here to tarnish it. 𝐄𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧. Mummy's little princess. The golden girl. The one thing in this world I was never supposed to touch. But I don't follow rules. I break them. And Esme? She was made to be ruined. Soft lips. Delicate curves. A body that begs for my hands. She's innocent, but not with me. I'm dragging her into the dark, making her dirty, making her mine. She thinks she can survive me. Thinks she can walk away untouched. But Esmeralda? She belongs to me. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝘚𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘙𝘢𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵.

Elena Marlowe, celebrating her lead role in The Swan Princess, lets her two best friends convince her to step out for a night at a club. There, she meets Adrián-charming, intense, impossibly magnetic, and utterly enigmatic. One passionate night in his suite leaves her breathless... and alone by morning. She tries to bury the memory, until a doctor delivers life-changing news: she's five weeks pregnant. Knowing nothing but his first name, she gives up on finding her baby's father. Five years later, Elena is a struggling single mother raising her daughter Mila, trying to rebuild her life. When a lucky job opportunity comes along, she thinks her luck has finally turned. But the man she's about to report to is the same Adrián-the one who walked out of her life so many years ago, yet gave her the most important part of it: their daughter. Contains: Sex scenes. Mature language Mature situations Alcohol Read at your own volition Rated 16 & up! Updates on every Tuesday & Saturday 🥇#employer 🥇#corparatedrama 🥇#engaged 🥇#hurt 🥇#secretary 🥇#secret 🥇#want

(BOOK 1 Of the QUEENS OF CHAOS SERIES) Isa Valen doesn't believe in restraint. Two weeks ago, she did champagne, a sinfully accented stranger, and a night so consuming she ran before sunrise. She doesn't remember his face. She doesn't remember his name. But her body remembers the way he made it burn. When her sister runs to New York, Isa follows without hesitation. New city. New job. New distractions. Then she meets her boss. Erik Orlov. Billionaire. Bratva Don. A devastatingly gorgeous tattooed man built from control and violence wrapped in tailored suits. The first time he looks at her, something tightens in her chest. The first time he steps close, her pulse betrays her. She doesn't recognize him. He recognizes the curve of her mouth. The sound she made when he touched her. The way she ran. The night she can't remember is the one he hasn't stopped replaying. Now she works beneath him - in his office, in his space, in his world. Every glance lasts too long. Every accidental touch feels deliberate. Every breath between them feels charged. And Erik Orlov does not chase. He claims. Enemies circle his empire. Loyalty fractures. Power shifts. But none of it unsettles him like the woman sitting across his desk, pretending she doesn't feel it too. Until two pink lines appear. Because the only thing more dangerous than their chemistry... Is the secret growing between them. And this time, he won't let her run.

Two weeks. That was the deal. Two weeks under the same roof. Two weeks to decide what was real. Two weeks before walking away. Cara never expected those two weeks to change everything. Fresh off a forced marriage she never believed would last, Cara tells herself she's just surviving-sharing space with the most famous quarterback in the league, pretending she belongs in his mansion, pretending his slow smiles and possessive touches don't undo her. She has plans. A career. A life that doesn't revolve around stadium lights and tabloid headlines. Noah Beckett was never supposed to be more than a complication. But Noah doesn't do anything halfway. Not football. Not marriage. And definitely not her. As the walls come down and the lines blur, what starts as obligation ignites into something dangerous-intimate nights, stolen moments, laughter layered over desire. Noah wants her to stay. Cara wants to believe she can. And somewhere between late-night confessions and whispered promises, falling in love becomes the one thing neither of them planned for. But love means trust. And when jealousy, secrets, and outside interference threaten everything they've built, Cara is forced to face the hardest truth of all- Love isn't enough if it isn't safe. Wildcard is a spicy, emotional sports romance about desire, control, vulnerability, and the moment love stops being a game. Perfect for readers who love messy feelings, feral heroes, strong heroines, and a heartbreak ending that lingers long after the last page.

Everyone knows Dominic Blackwood. The 25-year-old billionaire CEO. Cold. Ruthless. A man who never smiles. He has a four-year-old child. Then Amelia Carter appears ,a naive girl looking for a job. She wasn't supposed to get involved. She wasn't supposed to stay. But the moment she steps into the Blackwood mansion, everything begins to change. A man who trusts no one. A girl who sees the world differently. A child who only wants love. And suddenly, the coldest heart in London may not be as untouchable as everyone thinks. Most Impressive Ranking #1 slowburn out of 79.2K stories #1 ceo out of 26.2K stories Rankings #1 billionaireromance out of 1.2K stories #1 funnyromance out of 938 stories

BOOK 3 in the Drowning/Bully Standalone Series. This book is a 3-in-1 installment and the only one in the D/B series with sequels. It will soon be divided into three separate parts. I just wanted to move in with my boyfriend, Jake, and start a clean slate in college. But asking the universe for that was apparently too much. One night is what it took to make a huge mistake that weighed me down with heavy guilt, giving leverage to Cameron Reynolds, the narcissist, manwhore, and my boyfriend's best friend, who's the owner of the house where we live. They say you reap what you sow. How can I survive after this?